Serra de la Vall de la Torre, also known as Serra de la Vall,[1] is a mountain range located at the southern end of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, Catalonia, Spain.[2] The ridge's highest point is 450.8 m. This mountain range lies within the Benissanet and Corbera d'Ebre municipal term. It is a smaller and lower northern prolongation of the Serra de Cavalls.

Serra de la Vall
Serra de La Vall rising behind Benissanet
Highest point
Elevation	450.8 m (1,479 ft)
Coordinates	41°4′47.93″N 0°31′19.34″E
Geography
Serra de la Vall Ribera d'Ebre (Catalonia)
Parent range	Catalan Pre-Coastal Range
Geology
Mountain type	Limestone
Climbing
Easiest route	Drive from Benissanet

In the valley formed between this range and the Serra de Cavalls there is an ancient castle known as Torre de la Vall.[3]

Recent history

These mountains, along with Serra de Pàndols and Serra de Cavalls further south, as well as the Serra de la Fatarella in the north, were the scenario of bloody battles during the Battle of the Ebro in the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 39). The Ebro Battle was also the last action of the International Brigades, who were withdrawn midway through it.[4]

See also

• Siege of Gandesa (1938)
• International Brigades
• Catalan Pre-Coastal Range

References

Bibliography

• Jaume Aguadé i Sordé, El diari de guerra de Lluís Randé i Inglés; Batalles del Segre i de l’Ebre i camps de concentració (abril 1938 - juliol 1939), El Tinter ISBN 84-9791-082-6

External links

• La Serra de Cavalls i la Vall de la Torre
• La Batalla de l'Ebre

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